December 2017 Babies

18-20dpo lines not darker!

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Stephi81 wrote:

I'm freaking out.... I had a chemical in February so I'm a frequent tester.... top is 18dpo FMU bottom is this morning's test 20dpo FMU. The line seems lighter. It should be pulling from the control line. I'll also post a photo of my easy@home brand in the comments.

The first response will vary depending on how diluted your pee is (even FMU's vary depending on how much you drank the day before), how long you keep it in the urine-even a bit of variation can make a difference, and just the particular test.

The easy @home are similar. Here are 4 I did from the exact same batch of urine, counting to approximately 3 each time but clearly there was some millisecond difference because look at the difference in strength.

Thank you so much for replying!! My FMU was actually darker than it has been I think because I slept longer than 4-5 hours. I haven't been sleeping much! So I truly expected a difference in two days. The easy@home brand and clinical guard tests do the same thing to me... it just depends on how the dye is. I'm just so worried cause almost everyone's at 20dpo is darker than the control line on a FRER.

I know it's hard, but try not to compare yourself to everyone else. Remember, some women have implantation 6 days after ovulation, while others implant as late as 12 day after. That's almost a one week difference in hcg build up, even though they ovulated at the same time. Another difference is that hcg can double every 30-72 hours. If your towards the higher end of that time line, it's going to take longer, but your baby is still healthy.

Here are my FRER's from 14dpo and 15dpo. The 15 was lighter which freaked me out but the cheapie tests were darker. I've seen such a variation in lines that I agree, you can't compare your lines to others due to when you implanted and just your body being different.

Oh you ladies are awesome!!!!!! I'm truly hoping it was just a fluke it wasn't as dark as the control line. I have been testing since 8dpo and that is when I saw my first super faint shadowy line and then by 9dpo it was much clearer. So that's why I'm a little freaked out. I've been testing and getting positives so early that I would assume my line would be super dark at 20dpo. I usually get better results during the afternoon, but since I took a FRER on 18dpo FMU I figured I should do FMU again for comparison on today day 20dpo. I'll keep you all updated. I'll be testing again later this afternoon with a 4 hour hold with minimal fluid intake during that time. All I have left are easy@home brand tests so hopefully that will show something as to which way this is going. I know I'll buy more FRERs today and test in the morning.

I know exactly what you mean because with my last pregnancy my test line sucked up the control line starting at 20 DPO. Today I am 20 DPO and I saved a test just for today so I can see if it happens. Unfortunately all I have is a Target blue plus sign test and not a FRER, so I'm not sure if the Target one will do it.

I also have a huge stash of internet cheapies. I've been taking those every day. Just yesterday (19 DPO) the test line was ever so slightly darker than the control line for the first time.

Glad to know I'm not the only one peeing on every stick in sight lol it is very difficult to stop! Especially now that I see it's lighter than 18dpo. Here I was feeling better about this pregnancy and then bam! Lighter line!!! Guess only time will tell.

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